1. We provided this chart to help parents figure out if it is back to bed or back to school for the kids Monday morning.
Hand washing and isolation or two of the simplest, most effective ways to prevent the spread of disease.
2. If 1 in 2,000 girls are born with Turner Syndrome, the odds of 2 little girls with the syndrome meeting each other in line at their kindergarten orientation must be, well, too serendipitous for even the oddsmakers.
Marlie Workman and Madison Pritt are BFFs and self-described “butterfly sisters” navigating life and a shared genetic condition together, one step at a time.
3. After 222 days, Ella made her grand exit from the NICU and headed home with her family.
Ella poses with her mom, Alyson, for one last NICU photo together.
4. Even before she was born, Eleanor “Ellie” Mae suffered a broken bone. She was diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta while still in utero.
Ellie’s mother, Brooke Hershberger, has volunteered at 98.1 WKDD’s Have a Heart, Do Your Part Radiothon for the hospital for 3 years with her co-workers of FedEx Custom Critical, although she admits this year will be even more special.
5. For 14-year-old Matt Hill, the news that he needed scoliosis surgery was far from welcome. It meant the roller coaster aficionado had to keep two feet on the ground and sit out the coaster season last summer.
Matt is looking forward to a trip to Virginia/Maryland where his family is going to Kings Dominion, Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Six Flags America.
6. Congenital heart disease (CHD), a type of defect in one or more structures of the heart or blood vessels, occurs in 8 out of every 1,000 births. Thanks to continued advances in fetal imaging and surgical interventions, more children born with congenital heart defects are not only surviving but thriving into adulthood.
Colton Amstutz, then 3 years old, went from his normal, happy life of perpetual motion to his admission to pediatric intensive care, where doctors found Colton’s young heart was failing and he might need to be put on the list for transplant. Colton, now 5 years old, is living his best life with his new heart.
7. Adyson Zavara had just celebrated her 2nd birthday when she and her family received news no one ever wants to hear: She has leukemia.
Adyson’s diagnosis hasn’t stopped her from enjoying childhood’s greatest joys like riding her bike around, she just does it in the hospital halls sometimes.
8. Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby! Hannah and Jacob Merton began their journey to quintuplet parenthood. The Barberton couple joined a select few couples with births of 5 or more babies cared for by Akron Children’s!
Hannah and Jacob are patients of Akron Children’s Maternal Fetal Medicine department, who is closely monitoring the development of the couple’s 3 girls and 2 boys!
9. Thanks to ketamine infusions, an innovative treatment now available in Akron Children’s Pain Center, Gianna Pennell is mostly pain-free, back at school, and living her life like a normal teen again.
Gianna Pennell, 13, has a painful, debilitating neurological condition that is difficult to treat. She was diagnosed in January 2018 with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
10. When Peter was unable to go to school due to his cancer treatment, Patient Educator Carla Lukens knew the perfect way to keep the 3rd grader involved with his classmates. Enter Stuart, a stuffed monkey from the “Monkey in My Chair” program.
Stuart holds Peter’s place while Peter focuses on his cancer battle. The studious primate tries to keep up with the 3rd grade coursework when he isn’t monkeying around the classroom.
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